homonyms confusing words that sound or look alike
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HOMONYMS
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LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT COMMON HOMONYMS- there, their, they’re
- its, it’s- whose, who’s- to, two, too
THERE, THEIR, & THEY’RE
There -- a noun that means “that place”
Their – third person plural possessive adjective, used to describe something as belonging to them
They’re – contraction of “they are”, often followed by the present participle(verb ending in –ing)
EXAMPLE: They’re going over there to see their puppies.
ITS AND IT’S
Its -- possesive pronoun; modifies a noun
It’s – contraction of it is
EXAMPLE: It’s about time it got its stuff together.
WHOSE AND WHO’S
Whose -- the possessive form of who, usually sits before a noun
Who’s – a contraction of either who is or who has
EXAMPLE: Whose bike was expensive and who’s going to pay for it?
TO, TWO, & TOO
To -- a preposition before a noun or an infinitive before a verb
Two – used to spell out the number 2
Too – synonym for also or to indicate excessiveness before a verb
EXAMPLE: I went to the mall with two of my friends. We bought too many items.
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QUIZ
Choose the letter which correctly completes the sentence.
1. My grandparents live in Michigan and we will be visiting _______ house for Christmas.
A) They’re
B) Their
C) There
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QUIZ
Choose the letter which correctly completes the sentence.
2. The dog likes to chase _____ tail.
A) Its
B) It’s
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QUIZ
Choose the letter which correctly completes the sentence.
3. _________ is coming to fix the air conditioning?
A) Who’s
B) Whose
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QUIZ
Choose the letter which correctly completes the sentence.
4. The classroom was crowded because there were _____ many students.
A) To
B) Two
C) Too
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WORKS CITED
"Punctuation." The Difference between Its and It's (grammar Lesson). N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2014.